Top 20 most memorable Olympic moments

July 25, 2012 |by AMY ROLPH

A look back at the most iconic and memorable moments in the summer Olympics.

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Rulon Gardner of the USA (left) won the gold medal for Greco-Roman wrestling in the Sydney 2000 Olympics, defeating Alexandre Kareline of Russia. Kareline was previously undefeated for 13 years, and Gardner grew up on a Wyoming dairy farm.

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Rulon Gardner of the USA (left) won the gold medal for Greco-Roman wrestling in the Sydney 2000 Olympics, defeating Alexandre Kareline of Russia. Kareline was previously undefeated for 13 years, and Gardner grew up on a Wyoming dairy farm.